Tag: Compassion

Happiness Is Everywhere

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Workplace Learning Report
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“Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if you only remember to turn on the light.”- J. k. Rowling

Happiness is everywhere. Wherever you look, there is happiness. Wherever you go, there is happiness. The question is, “Are you searching for happiness?” Why? Why are you chasing what you cannot catch? Happiness is not what you search for; it is what you give. It is a way of life. It is not something out there; it is something in there. It is inside you. If you really want to be a happy person, don’t look too far to find happiness. It is inside you.

Instead of searching for happiness, focus on what is right in your life. When you focus on what is right in your life, you will find happiness, and you will be at peace with yourself. Don’t focus on what is not working for you. If you do, you are hurting yourself. You are not helping yourself. You are not here on earth to hurt yourself; you are here on earth to help yourself. For that reason, you must do whatever you can to make yourself happy. It is within your power to make yourself happy. Don’t wait for me. your spouse, your government, your boss, or your kids. No one can do it. No one can make you happy, but you.

Sometimes what you think is wrong with you is not really what is wrong with you. What is really wrong with you is the way you see yourself, the way you talk to yourself, or the way you think about your situation. Nothing is wrong with you. You have got to change how you treat yourself, your work, and your relationships.

You cannot live your life more than how you see yourself. If you want to change it, change how you carry yourself. Your progress depends on how you see yourself. You growth depends on how you treat yourself. Your happiness depends on how you treat yourself. Your relationships depends on how you treat yourself. Your work depends on how you treat yourself. Your relationships with other people depends on how you treat yourself. In fact, everything depends on how you treat yourself.

To find happiness, you must treat yourself with love and compassion. You are more than how you treat yourself. When you think positively about yourself, happiness will come to you. Don’t go out there searching for happiness; it is already inside you. Just connect with it. And you will find it.

6 Empowering Samuel Smiles Quotes That Will Empower You To Greatness

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Quotes
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There is a place for everything.

“A place for everything, and everything in its place.”– Samuel Smiles

Wherever you are in your life, accept it. Don’t regret it. It is the right place for you to grow and be a better you. But to recognize it, you must pay attention to what is happening around you.

Good actions cures fear.

“Good actions gives strength to ourselves, and inspire good actions in others.”– Samuel Smiles

If you want to change your life, you must take action. Talk is cheap, but action is expensive. If you have the courage to take action, you can change what you don’t like about your life. If you want to cure fear, take action.

Don’t wait for people to help you. Take responsibility for your life.

“The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual...”- Samuel Smiles

You need people to succeed in life. But if you are not ready to lift yourself up, you are going to wait forever. Don’t wait forever. You have what it takes to start the process. Just start!

Enthusiasm is the key to success

“Enthusiasm… the sustaining power of all great action.”– Samuel Smiles

Enthusiasm is a secret weapon. You know where it is. You know how to use it to your advantage. When things are dark, you call on it. Sometimes it answers you. Other times it fails you. But no matter what, enthusiasm is the key to success. If you have it, there is no mountain you cannot climb. But without it, you can’t even leave your bed. Enthusiasm is the way.

Help others to help yourself

“The duty of helping one’s self in the highest sense involves the helping of one’s neighbors.”- Samuel Smiles

In life, you always reap what you sow. So if you want your neighbor to be nice to you, you must sow the seeds of love. You must sow the seeds of happiness. You must sow the seeds of compassion. Why? Because whatever you send out into the world will come back to you. If you plant hate, you will receive hate. If you plant love, you will receive love. Any time, any day, love is better than hate. If you want to help yourself, help others. Love wins!

Life is what we ourselves make it.

“Life will always be to a large extent what we ourselves make it.“- Samuel Smiles

You are the CEO of your life. You can live it the way you want. Life is about moving forward. If you want to move forward, be a forward thinker. Don’t focus on what is hurting you. Instead, you should focus on what is helping you. Life is about what is helping you versus what is hurting you. The choice is yours.